Arched metal grave-box cover



Dec. 21 ,1926. 1,611,222

W. F, NORMAN ARCHED METAL GRAVE ABOX COVER Filed ont. 23, 1925 iig my@ Patented Dec. 21,1926,` j 'Y i' 1,' j 1,611,222

.WILLIAM F. NORMAN, OF NEVADA, MISSOURI.

ARCHED vMETAL GnAvE-Box covnn.

Application led October Y23, 1925. Serial No. 64,5.7572V This invention relates to'- improvements in The cooperating edge of the sheet l2 is pro- 45. metallic grave box covers, one object of the vided with the male portion 14C of the hinge, invention being the provision of a sheet and these portions are so formed as to permetal sectional cover hinged centrally of its mit the female portion 14 to slide longitudi- Y lengtln'so that when it is positioned in the nally over and encase the male portion 13 'dug grave above the box, the earth filled in as shown in1 Figure 3, and thusV when the on the cover will tend to project and hold sheets are hingedtogether to form a section, the edges of the cover projected into the solid aV water tight joint at the hinge ris provided, earth, so that the cover will be properly supand yet permit suiicienthinging movement l" ported above the'box tov prevent the earth between `the sheets for carrying out' the ob# from reaching the box and also the top of 'jects of this invention. 55. the grave from sinking at the surface. VThe earth engaging edges v15 and 16, re-

' Another object of this invention is the spectively of the sheets 11 and 12, are adaptprovision of agrave box cover, made of a ed to rest on the shoulders or ledges 8, just l5 plurality of curved corrugated sheets of galabovefthe grave boXV as shownin Figure l,

vanized metal, and'provided with a hinging so that whenthe earth is filled in upon the 60 element upon 'the inner edge of each section cover, the weight thereof will slightly dei lor sheet, so that the sheets when in shipment press the sections at the hinge and force the orvbeing storedscan be nested or placed in edges outwardly and Vmore firmly into the packs, and whichV are easily and quickly asearth of the side walls. In this manner the sembled at the grave for use.V cover is held more iirmly in place and gives 65 Y In the accompanying drawings v better protection to the boX and, as the dis- Figure l is a sectional view through a tance of depression at the hinge is limited,

grave showing the present cover in section the earth at the top is held against sinkand .place with `the box in elevation. i f ing in. i Y

Figure 2 is a. similar view .with earth filled By the use of the hinge the grave cover 70 in and Vshowing the effect of such weight is made adaptable and adjustable to various upon the cover. Y widths of graves, and by being made in sec- Figure. 3 is a top plan view oftwo sheets, tions various lengths of grave may also be comprising one section showing how the two Y taken care of without employing 4various sheets are slid together at the hinge. Widths and lengthsof covers. Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 What I claim as new, is i designates theV grave opening, 6 the grave A sectional arched sheet metal grave cover, box, and 7 the side walls, which are here each section of which is composed of two shown as being providedeach with a shoulmembers, one of the members being provided der S, a short distance above tl'ie'top of the with a female hinging portion on one edge 8O box. the full length thereofwhile the other mem-' The present cover 9, is c-omposed of anuniber is providedwith a similarly shaped male ber of sections 10, each one of which is comhinging portion the full length of one edge 40 posed of two curved sheets 11 and 12, prefthereof for the reception within the femaleV erably corrugated and made rust resistant by memberto provide a water tight and adg'alvanizing, and' upon the inner edge of the justable means for the section".

sheet l1 is provided with female portion 13 In testimony whereof I afiX my signature. of the central hinge of the twoy sections. j WILLIAM F.' NORMAN. 

